{"id":21587,"date":"2026-10-16T12:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=21587"},"modified":"2026-10-16T12:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:03:13","slug":"surface-laptop-ultra-review-a-different-kind-of-macbook-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=21587","title":{"rendered":"Surface Laptop Ultra review: a different kind of MacBook Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Verge • Tom Warren • October 16, 2026<\/strong><\/div>\n\n

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra features an all-aluminum design with a large haptic trackpad and a 15-inch MicroLED display that reaches up to 2,000 nits of brightness. The device includes three USB-C ports, a Magnetic Connect charger, and supports Windows Hello face authentication. However, the reviewer noted issues with battery reporting, where the system shows 100 percent while plugged in but drops to 97 percent immediately upon unplugging. Microsoft spokesperson Moses Nsereko explained this behavior is intentional; it pauses charging at full capacity to reduce wear and resumes only when the level drops to 95 percent.<\/p>\n

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The laptop runs on Nvidia’s RTX Spark chips, which use an Arm-based architecture to run AI models locally alongside games and apps. The top-of-the-line model costs $5,899 and includes a 20-core CPU, a 6,144-CUDA-core GPU, and 128GB of unified memory. Out of the box, users must select an AI agent like Hermes or OpenClaw to begin using local AI tasks. The reviewer found that running large models on basic tasks caused fans to run at full throttle for extended periods, generating significant heat and noise.<\/p>\n

While the hardware offers a bright screen and unique magnetic charging, the local AI experience remains complex. Users reported bugs with sound, display lag, and slow reboot times. Although the device allows private processing of audio and video files without cloud services, many tasks that could be completed quickly via free cloud models instead required minutes of fan noise and high power usage. The reviewer concluded that while the hardware rivals Apple’s MacBook Pro, the current reality of local AI is still messy for most users.<\/p>\n

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Source:<\/strong> The Verge • Tom Warren • October 16, 2026<\/p>\n

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